Thursday, January 11, 2007

Income and Poverty in Bismarck, ND

As the median income level saw a decline since 2000 in the Bismarck, ND metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 21 percent in the last five years. The Asian Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Bismarck, experiencing a 206.9 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

When compared to other Metro Areas throughout the United States, the Bismarck metro area accounted a medium-high median income for households of $46,973 (2005 Dollars). This median is 13.8 percent higher than the median in North Dakota of $40,487 and the income level is 4.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The rate of poverty in the Bismarck, ND Metro has increased by 1.1 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 8.3 percent to 9.4 percent.

The household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $41,252, representing a 12.2 percent decline. The Bismarck, ND MSA, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 1 of 1 metro area in percent of decline for income levels in the State of North Dakota. Bismarck ranks 51 of 233 metro area when comparing the decline in median income in the US.

Hispanic headed households in Bismarck, ND , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $32,778, this median household income is 30.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $53,016. This median income level is 12.9 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Bismarck reported an income level of $20,741, this median was 55.8 percent less than the median for all households. In Bismarck, ND White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $47,521 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.2 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 45 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $25,837.

When put side-by-side with other Metros throughout the United States, the Bismarck metro area may be understood as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 8.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 42.1 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Bismarck, reporting 14.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

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